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Image Not Available for Bracelet strung with cowrie, one of a pair
Bracelet strung with cowrie, one of a pair
Image Not Available for Bracelet strung with cowrie, one of a pair
Object Number 2023.18.52.1
Display Title Bracelet strung with cowrie, one of a pair
Descriptions
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Cuba
Materials Cowrie , String
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of Alessandra Piontelli, MD, 2023

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